it’s no wonder he was always getting ready
it was nonstop an ongoing rehearsal

a performance is an emergency

response to it will not save a life, it will not be the solution to drought or starvation,

the climate will not be adjusted for the better

that’s how he saw himself, the consummate performer:only yesterday thousands clamoured for my appearancealmost in a puff of an explosion I disappeared from the sceneI miss the days when everyone knew me wherever we went

Karen Christopher is a collaborative performance maker, performer, and teacher. Her London-based company, Haranczak/Navarre Performance Projects, is engaged in the dynamics of collaboration. She is devoted to paying attention as a practice of social cooperation. Her practice includes listening for the unnoticed, the almost invisible, and the very quiet. She was with Chicago-based Goat Island performance group for 20 years until the group disbanded in 2009. www.karenchristopher.co.uk